CVE-2022-2884

CRITICALNVD 9.99.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.9 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-10-17. NVD baseline CVSS 9.9; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.9
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 76%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 76%CVSS: 9.9Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 11.3.4 prior to 15.1.5, 15.2 to 15.2.3, 15.3 to 15.3 to 15.3.1 allows an an authenticated user to achieve remote code execution via the Import from GitHub API endpoint

CVSS v3
9.9
EG Score
9.9(medium)
EG Risk
90(Attend)
EG Risk 90/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity99% × 45%
Exploitation76% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS
99.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 17, 2022

Last Modified

May 14, 2025

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jul 20, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

HackerOne

https://hackerone.com/reports/1672388
generic

RCE via github import (#371098) · Issues · GitLab.org / GitLab · GitLab

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/371098
generic

2022/CVE-2022-2884.json · master · GitLab.org / GitLab CVE assignments · GitLab

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2884.json
generic

Temporarily Offline

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171628/GitLab-15.3-Remote-Code-Execution.html

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-51181✓ verified
    First seen Apr 1, 2023

    GitLab v15.3 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) (Authenticated)

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCm3ssap0/gitlab_rce_cve-2022-2884
    First seen Dec 22, 2022

    Exploits GitLab authenticated RCE vulnerability known as CVE-2022-2884.

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-2884?
CVE-2022-2884 is a critical vulnerability published on October 17, 2022. A vulnerability in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 11.3.4 prior to 15.1.5, 15.2 to 15.2.3, 15.3 to 15.3 to 15.3.1 allows an an authenticated user to achieve remote code execution via the Import from GitHub API endpoint
When was CVE-2022-2884 disclosed?
CVE-2022-2884 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 17, 2022, with the most recent update on May 14, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-2884 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-2884 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-2884?
CVE-2022-2884 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-2884?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-2884, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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